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cease to exist

/siːs tuː ɪɡˈzɪst/
verb phrase★中级💡 不复存在
正式

不再存在;消亡

The company ceased to exist after the financial crisis.

金融危机后,这家公司不复存在。

Dinosaurs ceased to exist millions of years ago.

恐龙在数百万年前就不复存在了。

💡

常用于描述机构、文明、物种等的消亡或终止。

搭配

cease to function停止运行cease operations停止运营cease production停止生产

同义词

disappearvanishperishdie outcome to an end

反义词

come into existenceemergesurvive

相关短语

cease and desist短语
停止并终止(法律术语)
ceasefire短语
停火协议

💡专业提示

避免误用

该短语强调的是完全的终止或消亡,而非暂时的停止。例如,'The company ceased to exist' 表示公司已彻底消亡,而非暂时关闭。

⚡黄金法则

正式语境优先

在正式文本(如学术论文、法律文件)中,'cease to exist' 比 'disappear' 或 'die out' 更显庄重。

📖词源

由动词 'cease'(停止)和不定式 'to exist'(存在)组成。'cease' 源自古法语 'cesser'(停止),最终追溯至拉丁语 'cessare'(停止)。'exist' 源自拉丁语 'existere'(出现、存在)。

📝用法说明

通常用于正式或书面语境,强调彻底的终止或消亡。在口语中较少使用,常替换为更简洁的表达如 'disappear' 或 'die out'。

单词拆解

cease
停止
verb
+
to exist
存在
verb phrase
英汉词典

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